Farah provincial governor Abdul Rahman Zhwandai said the incident took place after a civilian mini bus struck with a roadside bomb on Friday.
In the meantime provincial security chief said at least 17 civilians including Afghan women and children were killed and around 14 others were injured.
He accused the Taliban group for the incident however Taliban officials have not commented regarding the incident so far.
Taliban militants and other insurgents groups frequently use improvised explosive device to target Afghan and coalition security forces which normally leads civilians casualties.
According to UN estimation at least 1145 Afghan civilians were killed during the first six months of 2012 in Afghanistan. The deaths include 30% women and insurgents are responsible for around 80% of the civilians deaths.
UN in its report accused the militants group and said majority of the civilians casualties were as a result of roadside bomb blasts.
This comes as 6 members of an Afghan family were killed following a roadside bomb blast in eastern Khost province of during the beginning of last week. The incident took place while the family was returning from the hospital along with their new born baby.
from KHAAMA
By Sajad - Fri Nov 16, 7:15 pm
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ISAF condemns roadside bombing in Farah
ISAF Joint Command
KABUL, Afghanistan – An improvised explosive device strike today in the western province of Farah killed more than a dozen Afghan civilians - mostly women and children - and injured at least seven. A provincial government spokesman blamed the Taliban for planting the roadside bomb that the innocent civilians impacted.
The International Security Assistance Force strongly condemns this latest brutal attack against innocent civilians.
"The insurgents have again killed innocent Afghans, including women and children," said Brig. Gen. John Madower, the deputy ISAF spokesperson. "The insurgents' claim to avoid killing civilians again rings hollow as they continue their ruthless IED campaign."
By far, insurgents cause the most war-related Afghan civilian deaths and injuries, more than 2,800 so far this year, according to ISAF statistics. The majority of these casualties are caused by Taliban IEDs.
"The insurgents have no regard for the good people of this country," Madower said. "Today's tragedy is just another clear example of that."
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